This photo was taken in 1920 at the home of Ray Moore in St. Francisville, later occupied by Cozie Marcel. It was apparently some...

Thanks to the Crews descendants for donating a beautiful 1858 coffin handle from the casket of Malinda Duke Warner Crews to LCHS. The...

Re-written from 1910 Lawrence County Illinois History and Biography page 663-664 Albert Crews was born in the Allison Township September...

Daily Record May 24, 1974 Obituary Edwin (Red) Hankins, 62, died suddenly May 23, 1974 at his home at 317 State Street, Lawrenceville....

Lawrenceville Republican January 12 1922 Obituary for Adam Lackey Adam Lackey, son of John and Nancy Lackey, was born February 26,...

In the August 28,1902 edition of the Lawrenceville Republican was a short paragraph stating that "Edwin Wiswall of Petty returned from...

“Dropkick Extra Point” by Larry Curry The Lawrence County Historical Society is always getting requests about events that took place in...

This is the story of George Lewis Maxfield written by Julia Randall. George Lewis Maxfield blessed his parents on July 11, 1956, when he...

Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear! From out of the past come the thundering hoofbeats and the sounds of gunfire!...

Bridgeport News in the Rural Republican December 28, 1883 Several family reunions took place on Christmas. Only twenty-six Schmalhausen’s...